Vulnerability in Avast Antivirus

CVE-2020-10864

An issue was discovered in Avast Antivirus before 20. The aswTask RPC endpoint for the TaskEx library in the Avast Service (AvastSvc.exe) allows attackers to trigger a reboot via RPC from a Low Integrity process.

EPSS: 0.016 (73.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-10864?
CVE-2020-10864 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Avast Antivirus. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2020-04-01.
How severe is CVE-2020-10864?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-10864 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.